Across
- 1. - a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus; symptoms include an itchy rash and small, fluid-filled blisters that scab over.
- 3. - RNA virus, such as HIV, with reverse transcriptase in its core.
- 5. - substance that is able to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.
- 6. - a virus that attacks the immune system, specifically the white blood cells.
- 9. - a cell that is part of the immune system and helps the body fight infections and other diseases; develop from stem cells in the bone marrow and become different types of white blood cells.
- 10. - body system that consists of organs and substances and includes the skin, mucus, and white blood cells.
- 12. - the central membrane-bound organelle that manages cellular functions and contains DNA.
- 14. the semipermeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm.
- 15. - an organism that causes disease in a host.
- 16. - an organism that is infected with or fed upon by a parasitic or pathogenic organism.
- 17. unicellular organism with membrane-bound nucleus and organelles; generally larger and more complex than a prokaryote.
- 19. - microscopic, unicellular organism without a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles.
- 20. - a contagious respiratory illness caused influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs.
Down
- 2. Plasma membrane layers composed of phospholipid molecules arranged with polar heads facing the outside and nonpolar tails facing the inside.
- 4. - specialized structure that carries out a specific cell function in different parts of the cell at the same time.
- 7. - a preparation that is used to stimulate the body’s immune response against a specific disease.
- 8. flexible, selectively permeable boundary that helps control what enters and leaves the cell.
- 11. regulation of an organism’s internal environment to maintain conditions needed for life.
- 13. - a virus that infects a bacteria and reproduces inside of it.
- 18. - a highly contagious upper respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
